Category: Faculty Opportunities
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Teaching with Tangibles
Register on Campus Groups here Mon, Sept 21, 1-2pm Join us for a casual, lunch-hour workshop on teaching with tangibles. We’ll explore quick, practical ways to use physical objects—focusing on LEGO bricks—to spark engagement, deepen understanding, and support diverse learners. After a brief overview of the benefits and research behind tangible learning, we’ll dive into…
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Sign up for a Faculty Accountability Group
Join colleagues every two weeks to discuss writing and keeping up with your personal scholarship. Group led by Lisa Flanagan. Fridays, 1-2pm (Starts on Sept 4) Tuesdays, 1-2pm (Starts on Sept 8)
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Museum or Special Collections Class Visit Information
“Object-based learning is an educational approach that actively integrates objects into the learning environment, combining both active and experiential learning. Centered on multi-sensory engagement, students learn through engaging with objects directly and then applying new knowledge from the objects in other contexts. By engaging with knowledge more fundamentally through an object, the learner is required…
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Course (re)Design Institutes in May and August
Course (re)Design Sprint, Wednesday, May 27, 10am-2pm Register on CampusGroups Save the Dates- Course (re)Design Institute & Syllabus Workshop, August 18 & 20, 2026 Spend 4 hours in May AND/OR 2 days in August with colleagues and BCLT facilitators designing an upcoming course (fall or spring). You will: Each participant spends time working on the…
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Two Summer Learning Opportunities with the Office of Inclusion and Diversity and the BCLT
Dawnland: Maine Indian History Virtual Course This UMaine virtual course explores the history of the original people of Maine. Complete the online modules by working through an array of PowerPoint presentations, handouts, readings, and short learning videos. For people who have already completed the course, but are interested in doing it again, there will be an updated version…